Microsoft's Marketing head -- channeling his best @JohnLithgow from Footloose -- bans April Fools pranks company wide, saying: "data tells us these stunts have limited positive impact and can actually result in unwanted news cycles."
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/3/27/18283674/microsoft-april-fools-day-ban-pranks-internal-memo?__twitter_impression=true …pic.twitter.com/NsJcPvCMc1
I think he's right. Those bad jokes could lead people to believe that Microsoft has joined Linux Foundation and loves Linux